Talcum Powder Could Be To Blame For Thousands Of Cases Of Ovarian Cancer

We believe women have the right to know the unvarnished facts about documented cancer risks associated with talcum powder products like Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder and Shower to Shower. More than two dozen scientific studies by some of the world’s leading scientists and medical experts have reported alarming findings over the last 40 years. Still, Johnson & Johnson chooses to attack the science rather than acknowledge these risks and protect women.
Information is power. These pages are dedicated to providing information about known links between talcum powder and ovarian cancer.

Talc-Ovarian Cancer by the Numbers

21,000 – Number of U.S. women diagnosed with ovarian cancer per year.

14,000 – Number of women who die of ovarian cancer per year. More women die of ovarian cancer than any other malignancy of the female reproductive system.

1 in 53 – Female talc users will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer every year. Most ovarian cancers are diagnosed at a late stage, narrowing prospects for a cure. Cancers are detected late because there is no formal screening method.

2,500 – Number of ovarian cancer diagnoses in which talc use was a contributing factor.

1,500 – Number of ovarian cancer deaths every year blamed on talc exposure.

13 – 2 – Initial vote count by National Toxicology Program scientists to list talc as a possible carcinogen.

26 – Published scientific studies that have found a statistically significant link between perineal talc use by women and ovarian cancer.

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